Is it possible to locate unpublished phone numbers for free? With the advancement of technology, this is a yes and no answer, and I will briefly explain it in this article. I have been a victim of telephone harassment and I know how crucial it is to know how to use the Internet to track a phone number for free.
There are three quick and easy ways to perform free hidden number searches. But before that, the following are the things to avoid when trying to locate an unpublished cell number for free:
- Do not use phone company websites, as they will never give you private information in connection with a phone number.
- Don’t use big sites like phonenumber.com, anywho.com, or whitelist.com. These are huge sites that won’t get you the information you need quickly.
- Avoid sites that offer to give you free comprehensive information about a mobile phone number. Most of them are scams and can steal your information, put a virus on your computer or redirect you to a purchase.
So what is the best way to locate an unpublished cell number for free?
- Use the big search engines like Google and Yahoo. Write the number and see the results. If the results are many, enclose the part of the number in quotes omitting the area code, skip the first three numbers which are the area code. However, such information may not be accurate or up-to-date.
- Second, you can use volunteer phone books. The good one is cellphonedirectory.com. What happens is that you have to add your cell phone number and then you are allowed to search for other cell phone numbers. This is also limited in that most people would not add their numbers on those sites and even then the information may not be accurate.
- The third way and which I think is the most accurate is that of reverse mobile phone directory sites. These sites have a legal agreement with telephone companies such as Verizon, Comcast and others. They can legally provide you with preliminary information about an unregistered phone number for free.
If you need the address and name associated with the number, you have to pay a small fee. This fee is usually not that high, and sometimes you may need to pay a monthly fee to use the service continuously.
However, keep in mind that most people start by finding a free address from a mobile number and end up on scam sites that can steal your information. You have to play it safe if you are trying to track information on a cell phone number online.